Ilayaraja & Ranjitha Movies Together List — 9 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-19 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilayaraja and Ranjitha appeared together in 9 Tamil films between 1992 and 1995. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nadodi Thendral (1992 — 7.5/10). Films span Nadodi Thendral (1992) through Makkal Aatchi (1995).
The Ilayaraja & Ranjitha partnership
Between 1992 and 1995, they barely worked apart — 9 films in 3 years. 1994 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. From Nadodi Thendral (1992) to Makkal Aatchi (1995).
Chinna Vathiyar (1995, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Nadodi Thendral is the one most viewers reach for.
9 films across 1 decade
- Nadodi Thendral
- Chinna Vathiyar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
9 films across 3 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
39% of Ranjitha's screen credits are with Ilayaraja. When they first worked together, Ilayaraja had 74 films behind them; Ranjitha had 0. After Makkal Aatchi, Ilayaraja kept going for 95 more films; Ranjitha stepped back.
Before Nadodi Thendral, Ilayaraja had starred in 74 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Sami Potta Mudichu (1991).
After Makkal Aatchi, Ilayaraja went on to appear in 95 more films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018).
Nadodi Thendral was Ranjitha's acting debut.
After Makkal Aatchi, Ranjitha went on to appear in 14 more films, including Captain (2022) and Purushan Pondatti (1996).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilayaraja & Ranjitha's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Goundamani appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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